Malie Korely is a museum of wooden architecture and folk art of Russian northern districts. It is located in Arkhangelsk region
on the right bank of the Northern Dvina river at the distance of about 28 kilometers from Arkhangelsk. The whole area of the Museum is
138,9 hectares.
Malie Korely Museum was founded in 1964. The first object which was moved to the
museum was a mill from the village of Bor. Later, in 1973 it was opened for visitors. The Museum
reconstructs the whole picture of life in northern Russian villages. The Museum has been included into the Association of
open museums of Europe.
Today Malie Korely has got different types of buildings, which were traditional for this region.
All in all there are 100 civil, public and church buildings in the Museum. Some of them date back to the 16th century. For example,
the Church of Ascension and St. George's Church. The Museum is divided into several theme sections.
Transport:
By car/bus:
The museum is accessible by road. There are regular buses which go from Arkhangelsk right to the museum.
It is possible to get there by taxi.
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